GSCL 12/12 Championships...Action concludes at Everest tomorrow

GSCL 12/12 Championships…Action concludes at Everest tomorrow

Apr 27, 2013 Sports

…raffle for charity will be drawn

The Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) organized 12/12 championships, will conclude at the Everest Cricket Club ground tomorrow, with the playing of the semifinals and finals from 10:00hrs.
Regal XI, Speedboat, Memorex XI and Trophy Stall, have all secured the rights to compete in the semifinals, following their domination over their group opponents.
Speedboat XI defeated Recharge XI and Farm XI to book a meeting with Group C winners Regal XI, who mauled Bartica Challengers and Cotton Field Wild Oats last Sunday. Group A winners Memorex who defeated both Herstelling and Smith’s XI in their preliminary round encounters, will face Trophy Stall who topped Group D, with victories over Universal DVD Titans and Hillfoot Vipers in the second semifinal.
To date, Speedboat XI’s Greg Singh who has so far scored the lone century in the tournament, Regal XI’s Patrick Rooplall and Memorex’s Shimron Hetmyer have all placed themselves in contention for the Man-of-the-Series prize.
Singh scored 126 and 51 in his team’s opening games, Hetmyer a national Under-19 opener slammed an unbeaten 82 and 72 for Memorex, while Rooplall missed being the second batsman to chalk up a century by one run, with his unbeaten 99.
As an added attraction to the hundreds of spectators who are expected to witness the action free of cost, there will be a raffle at $100 a ticket and carries a first prize of one Daewoo double door refrigerator.
The second to fifth place prizes for the raffle, which will be drawn on the final day of the tournament, are three-piece living room suite, 32″ LCD Sony Bravia television set, Royal four-burner gas stove and a G-shock mountain bicycle respectively, with all proceeds from the raffle going to charity.
Dilo Enterprise, DC Promotions, Five Star Minerals, El Dorado Trading and Ryan and Reuben Mahadeo (all out of Bartica), Star Party Rentals, Regal Stationery and Computer Supplies, Romain Car Wash, Bank of Baroda, Ravi Sarwan and Trophy Stall are some of the sponsors on board with this tournament.